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Kidney Donor Perspectives on Acute Postoperative Pain Management

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  • Nathan J. Dreesmann
  • Wonkyung Jung
  • Makiah Shebaili
  • Hilaire J. Thompson

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This study employed a qualitative descriptive approach to examine living kidney donor’s experience of postoperative pain. Thirteen living kidney donors aged 46.5 (±14.4) years participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and transcribed. Transcripts were inductively coded and reviewed for trends, patterns, and insights into donor’s experience of postoperative pain. Donors experienced postoperative pain from a variety of sources that hindered recovery and created anxiety and fear in some. Donors managed pain with opioid and non-opioid medications, social support, and ambulation. Donor’s past experiences with and expectations about pain, relationships with intended recipients, social support, as well as motivations for and meaning of donation informed their experience of postoperative pain. Prompt pharmacologic intervention for pain, as well as further coaching and education about pain management should be emphasized for nurses caring for living kidney donors. Further study of how donor’s motivation might mediate their pain experience is needed.

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  • Nathan J. Dreesmann & Wonkyung Jung & Makiah Shebaili & Hilaire J. Thompson, 2023. "Kidney Donor Perspectives on Acute Postoperative Pain Management," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 32(8), pages 1124-1133, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:32:y:2023:i:8:p:1124-1133
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738231156151
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